Chaucer the alchemist : physics, mutability, and the medieval imagination /
By: Gabrovsky, Alexander N [author.].
Series: New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm)): Publisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Description: xviii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781137541345; 9781137541345:; 1137541342.Subject(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 | Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Knowledge -- Science | Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Knowledge -- Alchemy | Alchemy in literature | Science, Medieval, in literatureDDC classification: 809 GAB Summary: The secrets of nature's alchemy captivated both the scientific and literary imagination of the Middle Ages. This book explores Chaucer's fascination with earth's mutability. Gabrovsky reveals that his poetry represents a major contribution to a medieval worldview centered on the philosophy of physics, astronomy, alchemy, and logic.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280) and index.
The secrets of nature's alchemy captivated both the scientific and literary imagination of the Middle Ages. This book explores Chaucer's fascination with earth's mutability. Gabrovsky reveals that his poetry represents a major contribution to a medieval worldview centered on the philosophy of physics, astronomy, alchemy, and logic.